Centerville, Talbot County, Georgia

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

Centerville was established in the 1820s as the county seat.[2] Centerville then was located near the geographic center of Talbot County, hence the name.[2] A variant name was "Centre".[1] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Centreville" in 1835.[3] The town once had its own school district, formed by an act of legislature in 1905.[4] The town was an incorporated municipality until its charter was officially dissolved in 1995.[2]

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